get_prices

Get price observations and stats for a product. Optionally filter by country. Returns individual observations and min/avg/count stats per country.

Server PriceAtlas MCP Server musaceylan/priceatlas-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_prices does on PriceAtlas MCP Server

AI agents call get_prices to retrieve information from PriceAtlas MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_prices needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries price data without side effects. It performs data aggregation and statistical analysis on existing price information, characteristic of a Read operation. No write, execution, destructive, or financial operations are performed.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] price observations and stats for a product' and 'Returns individual observations and min/avg/count stats per country' — purely retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution of external commands.

Questions about get_prices

What does the get_prices tool do? +

Get price observations and stats for a product. Optionally filter by country. Returns individual observations and min/avg/count stats per country. It is categorised as a Read tool in the PriceAtlas MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_prices? +

Register the PriceAtlas MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_prices: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches PriceAtlas MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_prices? +

get_prices is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_prices? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_prices rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block get_prices completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_prices. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides get_prices? +

get_prices is provided by the PriceAtlas MCP Server MCP server (musaceylan/priceatlas-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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